A community leader says pandemonium broke out after Governor Ademola Adeleke appointed a stranger as Oba or Baale.
Photo credit: Nigeria Police ForceSource: FacebookMy heart bleeds and my headaches as I stand before you today to inform you that men in Police uniform invaded the Esa-Oke community and started shooting sporadically leading to the death of no fewer than four youths while several others were wounded in the mayhemThe pandemonium broke out as a result of the announcement by Governor Ademola Adeleke that a stranger has been appointed as Oba or Baale in a community within Esa OKE Town.Police operatives have been deployed to restore peace. Seven policemen were shot when they first arrived in the community.When we heard that there was a crisis in the community, we deployed our men to the communities, then they were ambushed. The policemen were trying to clear the trees that they fell on on their path when they were ambushed. The bullet hit one of them on the neck.Suspected herdsmen attack Ebonyi community




